I grew up in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas as a first-generation immigrant from Mexico. Living close to the US-Mexico border, in an area that is heavily policed and racialized has shaped my perspective as a therapist by ensuring that my practice is anti-oppressive.

My journey in social work started through being a teacher. I taught in 2019 and through the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. When I was teaching, my middle school students had to share their single counselor with the high schoolers, limiting their access to mental health resources. I ended up creating a mental health club during the start of the COVID pandemic to help them connect and destress outside of the virtual classroom. While it helped my students process what they were going through, it led me to find that I wanted to be a resource in the mental health space. I graduated with a Master's of Science in Social Work from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley with a concentration in direct practice with Latino families.  My mission is to provide a healing space through individual or group therapy for clients that is liberating, empowering, and does not pathologize their reactions to living in an oppressive system. 

I believe in the power of building and healing in community. In my lowest moments as a young adult in university, organizing with my fellow community members to create a more inclusive campus kept my spirit going. To this day I make connecting with my community a priority whether it is through supporting organizations, efforts, being a good neighbor, and learning about the history and culture of the spaces I exist in. 

I have been in Austin since the summer of 2021, and it has become my home with the help of my fiancé and community. A few things that I love and feed my soul are my cats Maggie, Pumpkin and Marcel, crafting and creating, being outside,  reading, anime and movies, thrifting, and movement.